Afghanistan seal historic win over West Indies, Chris Gayle celebrates with the winners

Afghanistan seal historic win over West Indies, Chris Gayle celebrates with the winners

Updated on March 28, 2016 12:53 pm

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West Indies will face India or Australia in the World Twenty20 last four after losing to Afghanistan by six runs in their final Super 10 stage match on Sunday, while England will play New Zealand in the other semi-final. West Indies had already qualified for the semi-finals before the game and still finished top of the group ahead of England with a superior net run rate despite the defeat. (Source: PTI)

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Afghanistan, who lost the toss and were sent in to bat, rode an unbeaten 48 off 40 balls by Najibullah Zadran to post 123-7 in Nagpur and held their nerve to register their first win in Group One and ruin their opponents’ 100 percent record. (Source: PTI)

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The Afghanistan were not able to score a big total and didn't really had something to bowl at. (Source: PTI)

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With the West Indies having already qualified for the semi-finals, this defeat does not change anything in final equations and Sammy insisted that they would not let this loss dampen their spirits.(Source: AP)

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Andre Fletcher retired hurt with a hamstring problem, but was forced to return at the death as Afghanistan’s spinners kept picking off the Windies’ batsmen. (Source: AP)

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Afghanistan, who lost the toss and were sent in to bat, rode an unbeaten 48 off 40 balls by Najibullah Zadran to post 123-7 in Nagpur and held their nerve to register their first win in Group One and ruin their opponents’ 100 percent record.

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Leg-spinner Khan caught Evin Lewis in for the rested Chris Gayle off a Hamza delivery for a duck in the third over to leave the Windies at 17-1, while off-spinner Nabi got top-scorer Dwayne Bravo lbw on 28. (Source: AP)

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Mohammad Shahzad as always was active while fielding as he helped his team dismiss Denesh Ramdin through a dismissal. (Source: AP)

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Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan were the pick of Afghanistan’s bowlers, taking two wickets apiece after left-arm spinner Amir Hamza got the early breakthrough. (Source: PTI)

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Khan bowled Marlon Samuels on five and got Denesh Ramdin stumped on 18 to keep the pressure on and combined with wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad to run-out Andre Russell at the non-striker’s end on seven after a mix-up with Sammy. (Source: AP)

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Minnows Afghanistan beat the Windies by six runs to post a consolation win in their final group league encounter to sign off the tournament on a memorable note. (Source: PTI)

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Zadran played a major part in Brathwaite’s demise, taking a brilliant running catch to send the danger man back to the pavilion for 13 as the Windies ran out of steam. (Source: PTI)